Gearing.



E. J. SWEDLUND. GEARING.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR.2,1912.

1,062, 128. y Patent-,ed May 2o, 19.13.

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E. J. SWBDLUND.

GBARING.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. z, 1912.

1,062,128. Patented May 20, 1913.

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E. J. SWEDLUND.

` GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, 1912.

1,062, 128. Patented May 20, 1913.

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E. J. SWEDLUND. GEARING.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2, 1912.

Patented May 2o, 1913.

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ATTORNEY.

EBICK J'. SWEDLUND, OFWILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA.

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specicatinn er Letters Patent. Apliiieation ined Maren 2, 1912. serial No, 681,116.

Patented May 20, 1913.

VWilliams and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gearing, of which the following is a specification. v

My present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in gearing of that class designedto be interposed between rotary driving and driven members or bodies and capable of adjustment to render variable at will the speed and power transmitted through it from one member to the other.

The present invention has for its objects amon others to provide an improved simplifie construction and arrangement of gradually changeable gearingvand to combine therewith the flexibility of av friction drive and the positiveness of toothed gearing, and to have a direct drive on the high gearing with no idle gears in motion.

My improvement as hereinafter set forth combines both frictional and toothed gearing, gaining the advantages of both and eliminating the disadvantages of either.

A further object of the invention is to provide gearing that is inexpensive to man- I ufact-ure, light in weight, compact in form, -noiseless in operation, strong and durable and which does away with the necessity of va friction clutch in connection with the gearing. U

In my `pending application Serial lo.

635,008,"`1led June 23, 1911, I have shown and' described a transmission gearing conorward and one reverse by lanetary gears carried b. the driving mem er and intermeshing` wit a sun gear carried by the driven member, and also loosely mounted sun gears in connection with brake drums and a clutch member connecting the driving and driven members together to operate as one. In.carry.

ing out my present invention, I dis ense with such brake drums and the ban s cooperating therewith,l as well as the friction clutch and one set of planetary and sun gears. A friction clutch is not necessary in a transmission gearing such as constitutes my present invention, 4Where Speed can be varied gradually from nothing uplto the highest speed.

In my present invention I employ a driving mechanism, a driven mechanism and a controlling mechanism. .The former consists of suitable gearing interposed between the driving and driven members to give the latter practically the same speed as the driver when the controlling mechanism is not in operation, and alsomeans for locking the driving and driven members together so as to cause them to vrotate as one. The controlling mechanism embodies adjustable friction wheels in cooperative engagement with the driving mechanism and arranged to give Va slower rate of speed to the driven member, which may be any speed from the speed ofthe driver down to neutral or zero, and from zero up to drivin yspeed or higher. The controlling friction w eels are adapted to be moved into or out of engagement with the driving member. 'When used for con-YV anism will. be out of engagement and hence not in operation. s

I aim further Iatimprovemen'ts inthe'details of construction whereby the foregoin endsare brought about in the most approved and economical manner.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and the novel `-features thereof willbe particularly vpointed out in the' appended claims.

The invention `is 'capable of embodiment -in a variety offorms, somel only of which are herein shown, and those merely for the y purposeof illustration, but it is to be understood that the inventionis notto be restrict- `ed to such particular forms-of embodiment.

The invention, in `such referred form,` is clearly illustrated 'in te' accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which g Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section with portions broken away and parts in elevation. Fig. 2 -is an end elevation with the driven shaft in cross section. Fig.`3 is a substantially central longitudinal vertical section of a modified form with parts broken away and portions in elevation. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of Fig. 3 with the' driven member in cross section. ,F ig. 5 is a substantially central longitudinal section showing a modified form. Fig. 6 is an end view of Fig. 5 with part-s broken away andthe shafts in section, the section being on the line a-a, of Fig. 5 looking in the direction of the arrows. F ig: 7l is an enlarged detail view with portions bro-ken away and partly in section showing the elevating mechanism for the friction wheel.

Like characters of reference indicate like part-s throughout the different views.

Referring lirst to Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral 2 designates the driven shaft, 3 being a collarv on the gear case 4 which is designed to be coupled directly to the motor shaft and to bel driven and rotated at motor speed. By preference, this gear casing 4 is mounted close to the motor and serves as a fly wheel for the lat-ter. ne or more sets of planetary gears 5 and is mounted within the casing on' shafts 10 and constitute the driving member. The shaft 2 is journaled in said casing and a sun gear 6 is keyed to said shaftand intermeshes with the small planetary gear 7 The sun gear 6 and the shaft 2 constitute the driven member.

A small sun gear 8 is mounted loosely on t-he driven shaft 2` and intermeshes with the large planetary gear 5. This small sun gear 8 is operatively connected with the controlling mechanism soon to be described.

A is a cone shaped friction wheel mounted on an extension of the motor frame 'or on.

a separate'base M' and ada ted to be raised or lowered as by the lever to make a contact with the gear casing 4, the adjacent face of which is beveled, as seen at 4a in Fig. 1 B is a friction wheel mounted for Contact with the friction wheel A, said friction wheel B being mounted on a'shaft D which is disposed parallel with the inclined face of the wheel A, sai'dfriction wheel B beingl free to slide longitudinally on the shaft D but prevented from turning thereon by suitable means as a feather T and `having a collar C for engagement by a suitable lever mechanisml for' moving the wheel on its shaft. This shaft D is journaled` in suitable bearings N and U, the lat-ter extending at an angle from the base as seen clearly in Fi 2. f

is a worm fast on the shaft Dto rotate therewith near one end, and meshing with a worml gear member Hl which is loosely mounted on the driven shaft 2; The gear member H isdesigned to be connected to the sun gear 8 by means of" a clutch Ev which is slidably mounted upon a hub or sleeve 9 which is, in effect, a part of said gear 8, the said clutch being keyed by feather F' or. any well-known means so as not toturn on the sleeve. The clutch member E is mounted to'slide to engage the coperating; clutch members V and J, the former being.v a part of the worm gear member H and the latter a part of the gear case 4, as-will be clearly understood upon reference to Fig, 1.

The operation is as follows Supposing the gear casing 4 to be rotating at motor speed and the clutch member E in engagement with the clutch member J, the' gears are thus locked and the casing 4 and the shaft 2 rotate together at motor speed. When a lower speed is desired, the operator engages the controlling mechanism by moving the friction `wheel A by means of the lever L into engagement with the gear case 4 and moves the clutch member E so as to engage the clutch member V. The friction wheel B then being in Contact with the wheel A and being in a position at the center of said wheel, will give a small reduction of speed-to the shaft 2. A gradual reduction of speed from this point down to zero is obtained by sliding the friction wheel B down to the larger diameter of the wheel A.y When a certain point is reached where the members is neutralized by the backward movement of the sun gear 8, there will be no motion transmitted to the driven shaft 2. If, however, the friction wheel B is moved stilll farther to the larger diameter of the transmitted to the driven shaft 2.

It will be understood that the power is transmitted from the motor to the driven shaft 2 through the planetary and sun gears. The friction wheels and worm gears control the speed but do not transmit any power; the pressure on the friction wheels is in the same direction as the gear case 4 is rotating, "andas this gear case is in frictional engagement with the friction wheel A, the pressure on the friction wheels can be very light, merely enough to rotate the worm gears so as to feed back-thepressure from the sun gear 48. There can be no slipping back, for if the friction wheels should stop rotating or lose momentum, the result would be to simply force the driven shaft 2 to rotate faster. Slipping would have to take place ,in the opposite direction, that is in the same direction that the drivingl member rotates, which would' be impossible, as the worm gear can drive but cannot be driven, and the pressure on the sun gear 8 is held by the iworm gears until recoiled or fed back by the friction wheel B. The amount of recoil "will'be more or less according to the relative diameters of the friction wheels in contact, and this regulates the speed of t-he friction wheels and the power and speed of the driven shaft or member 2.

As hereinbeforc noted, a reverse motion of "the driven shaft 2 is obtained by moving Lthe friction wheels into contact on the largestdiameter; after the zero point is assed, the reverse motion of the driven sha t will take place. This, however, will be a friction drive; the power will -be transmitted by the gear case 4 to the friction wheels A and B,

andthe worm gears will drive the sun gear forward motion of the driving and driven' friction wheel A, a reverse motion will be.-

S backward fast enough to overcome the pressure, and, consequently, the sun gear 8, the worm gears and the friction wheels will become drivin as well as controlling means. The friction W v eels will be sufficient to transmit the power to reverse the motion to the driven shaft 2 as t-he gear ratio begins at zero and the friction wheels will be running at high speed on the large diameters ofthe same.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and 4 in which I have shown a simple modification ofthe gearing hereinbefore described, the driven and driving members remain the same as before, the controlling mechanism being alone modified. In this form, the controlling of the sun gear 8 is by the double friction wheel A A2 which is in contact upon one side with the gear case 4, the friction wheel B being slidably mounted on`the sleeve 9"of the sun' gear and in contact with the faceA of the friction wheel. The friction wheel B is provided with al collar C for the reception of the operating lever and carries the clutch member E, the coper- `ating clutch member J being carried by the gear casin .4,` as shown. The wheel A-A2 1s mounte on a suitable shaft K and is designed to be moved by the lever L.

As will be seen upon reference to Fig. 7, the axle K is rigidly connected to the frame M and does not turn. The collar L', lever L and lu L4 are in one piece and are free to turn to either side. The collar L2 is keyed to the shaft K L3 but can slide u p or down. The friction Wheel A2 rotates on the 4stationary shaft K by turning the lever Lv to the right. The lu(V L2 will raise the collar L2 and friction wveel A2 so as to engage `the g'ear casing 4 and friction wheel B and, swinging lever L to the left, will lower the;

wheel A2- and `disengage the same.

The side ofthe gear case adjacent the friction wheel Bf is` rovided with the flange S, the outer face o, which is provided with a bearing ring S with which'the face A2 of the wheel coacts. In this form, by moving the wheel Bto the largest diameter of the friction wheel surface A,' there will be a reverse motion transmitted to the lshaft 2, as the speed of the wheel B and the sun gear `8 will be about three times as fast as the motor speed or the speed of the gear casing'4. By moving the friction wheel B slowl toward the center of the wheel surface A the reverse motion of the driven shaft 2 will be slower, and when the zero point is reached there will be no motion at all transmitted to the driven shaft 2. By moving the wheel B still farther toward the center of the wheel surface A and ast the zero'. point, the driven shaft 2 will change its rotation to a forward motion, that is in the same directionas the driving gearcase 4 is rotating,

i V@WiL-the speed of the shaft 2 will be much nec'ting these two chain wheels.

`slower than the gear casing 4.l The speed of the shaft 2, however, will be gradually increased'as the wheel B is moved still nearer to the center of the wheel surface A', and if the wheel B be moved past the center of the wheel surface A, the speed hof the shaft 2 will be greater than that of the drivingv member or gear casing 4, and if the clutch members E and J are brought into engagement with each other, there will be a direct drive and the driving and driven members will rotate together as one.

Any suitable lever mechanism may be pro- 4, I dispense with the worm geary members H and I shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and' for the reasonthat the friction wheels A" B are rotating at a higher rate of 'speed than the motor speed, the lslipping, if any, would have to be in the same direction as the rotation 0f the driving member; hence, any slippage of the friction wheels would not likely Vtafkfefplace. The backward pressure of the sun gear 8 is transmitted through the friction f wheels back to the driving member 4 and in the same direction of rotation.

The reverse drive in the form yshown in .F igs. 3 and 4 will be a friction drive, thev same as in Figs. 1 and 2, but the drive will ybe on the large diameters of the friction wheels, and the high speed of t-he friction wheels, together with the reduction of the gearing 'and the planetary motion lof the gear wheels carried by the drive member, will be sufficient to rotate the driven shaft 2 at slow speed in the opposite direction of the driving member.

In the forms shown in Figs. 5- and 6, the principle of operation is substantially the same as in the other forms hereinbefore specifically A described. Referring particularly to said Figs. 5 and 6, it will be noticed that I employ a chain wheel 11 mountedloosely on theI sleeve 9 of the small sun gear 8, and another chain wheel'20 mounted on the shaft 21 mounted in suitable bearings on a separate frame 19, 25 being a silent chain conl On this shaft 21 is mounted a worm gear member 26A, as seen in Fig. 6.l This worm gear member is arranged to mesh with a worm 26 mounted on the shaft 23, on which latter shaft 23 a yfriction wheel 24 is slidably rig. ,5.

mounted' and designed to be operated by a lever similar to the wheel- B shown in Fig.

3 and the Wheel B shown in Fig. 2, having a. collar 27 for this purpose. This friction Wheel 24 is designed to roll in frictional con;

tact with the friction face 28 of the driving member or gear case 4', as seenv clearly in The shafts 21 and 28- are, as abovestated, mounted on the frame 19 which is mounted to slide so as to move the friction wheel 24 into and out of engagement or con-- tact with the gear case 4. A clutch member 13 is slidably mounted on the sleeve 9 and when in engagement with the clutch member 12of the chain wheel 11, the controlling mechanism will be in operation, but when engaging the clutch member 14, the controlling mechanism. will not operate and the driving and driven members will be locked and rotate together as one.

V As will be seen from Fig. 5, the friction wheel 24. is prevented' from turning on its shaft -23 by a feather or the like 22, and the feather 16 serves a like purpose in connection with the clutch member.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that l have devised. a'simple and efficient form of gearingfor the purposes described and While the various structural embodiments of the invention .as hereinbefore disclosed are what I at the resent time consider preferable, it will be o vious that the same are subject to changes, variations and modifications in detailwithout departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages. I-, therefore, do not intend to restrict myself to the exact construction hereinbefore disclosed, but reserve the right to make such changes, variations and. modifications as come properly within the scope of the protection prayed.

What is claimed as new is 1. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear case constituting a fly wheel, a driveny mechanism, a controlling mechanism embodying a friction wheel in coperative relation with the driving mechanism, and means for effecting a direct drive to allow the driving and driven mechanisms to rot-ate as one.

2. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear case constituting a fly wheel, a driven mechanism, a controlling mechanism embodying an adjustable friction wheel in coperative relation with thedriving mechanism, and means for,

effecting a direct drive to rotate the driving and driven mechanisms together as one.

3. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear case constituting a` fly wheel, adriven mechanism, a controlling mechanism embodying a friction wheel. in coperative relation with the drivingy mechanism, and means for effecting a directdrive to allow the driving and driven Locales :mechanisms to rotate together as one, said frictionv wheel being movable out of engagement with the driving mechanism. to permit such direct drive.

4. In transmission. gearing, adriving mechanism embodying a gear case constituting a fiy wheel, a driven mechanism, a controlling mechanismV embodying a friction device mountedy for engagement with the driving mechanism, and means for effecting a direct drive to allow the driving. and

driven` mechanisms to rotate together as one.

5. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear case consti-tuting aI iy wheel, a driven member, a controlling mechanism embodying a friction device mounted. for engagement with the driving mechanism, means for adjusting said friction drive and means for effecting. a direct driveto cause the driving and driven mechf'anisms to rotate together as one.

6. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear case constituting a fly wheel,'a`drivenl mechanism, a controlling. mechanism mounted for movementI into or out ofrengagement with the driving mechanism, means for reversing the rotation, and means for effecting a direct drive to allow the driving and driven mechanisms to rotate together as one.

7. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear case constituting a fiy wheel, a driven mechanism, a controlling mechanism having a member mounted for direct frictional engagement with the driving mechanism, and means for effecting, a direct drive to allow the driving and driven mechanismsto rotate together as one.

8, In. transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear case constituting a fly wheel, a driven mechanism, a con-l ed for"l direct frictional eng ement with the driving'mechanism' and a.d]ustable with relation thereto to change the direction of rotationv of the driving mechanism, and means for effecting. a direct drive to allow the driving' and driven mechanisms to rotate together as one..

9. In transmission gearing, a driving. mechanism embodying a gear case constituting a fiy wheel, a driven mechanism, a: controlling mechanism embodying a friction member mounted for direct engagement with the driving. mechanism and adjustable with relation thereto for changing the speed as well as thedirection of rotation of the driven mechanism, and means for effecting a direct drive to allow the driving` and driven mechanisms to rotate together as one.

10. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear case constituting. a iiy Wheel, a driven mechanism, a controlling mechanism embodying a friction member mounted for direct engagement trolling mechanism having a member mounti lil 0A with the 'driving mechanism and adjustable with relation thereto for changing the speed as well as the direction of rotation of the driven mechanism, and means for throwing4 the controlling mechanism out of operative relation and means for eiiecting a direct drive to allow the driving and driven mechanisms to rotate together as one.

11. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear case constituting a fly wheel, a driven mechanism, a controlling mechanism operable from the driving mechanism and embodying an element havingdirect frictional engagement with the driving mechanism, and means for effecting a direct drive to allow the driving and driven mechanisms to rotate together as one.

12. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying agear case constituting a iy wheel, a driven mechanism, a controlling mechanism operable from the driving mechanism and embodying an element having direct frictional engagement with the driving mechanism, means for adjusting said element t0 var-y the speed, and means forrefectin a direct drive to allow the driving and riven mechanisms to rotate together as one.

13. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear case constituting a fly wheel, a driven mechanism, a controlling mechanism operable from the driving mechanism and embodying an element having direct frictional enga ement with the driving mechanism, means or adjusting said elementto change the direction of rotation of the driven mechanism, and means for eiecting a direct drive to allow the driving and driven n mechanisms to rotate together as one.

14. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear case constituting a Hy wheel, a driven mechanism, a controlling mechaiiism operable from the driving mechanism and embodying an element having direct frictional engagement with the driving mechanism, means for adjusting said element to .change the direction of rotation of the driven mechanism and also the speed thereof, and means for eii'eoting a dire'ct drive to allow the driving and driven mechanism to rotate together as one.

15. In a transmission gearing, a driving mechanism, a driven mechanism, a controlling mechanism embodying an element having direct frictional engagement with the driving mechanism, means for adjusting said element to change the direction of rotation of the driven mechanism and also the speed thereof, and means for providing a direct drive with the controlli-ng mechamsm out of engagement and inoperative.

16. In a transmission gearing, driven and driving members, gearing o ratively connecting thesame, means or eiecting a direct drive to allow the driven and driving mechanism to rotate together as one, a sun gear loosely mounted on said driven member and cooperating with said gearing, and a controlling mechanism for rotating said sun gear in either 'direction for vvaryin the speed and direction of rotation of the riven member.

17. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear carrier, a driven mechanism, a controlling mechanism embodying a friction wheel in cooperative contact with the driving mechanism, and means for effecting a direct drive to allow the driving and driven mechanism to rotate as one.

18. In transmission gearing, a driving mechanism embodying a gear carrier, a driven mechanism, a controlling mechanism having a member mounted for direct frictional engagement with the driving mechanism, and means for eii'ecting a direct drive to allow the driving and driven mechanisms to rotate together as one.

Signed by me at Williston, N. Dak., this 28th day of February 11912.

ERICK J. SWEDLU'NI). Witnesses:

S. R. Orissa, SUNAUE LEsTBY. 

